## GnomeVFSFileInfo GnomeVFSFileInfo — stores information about files, GnomeVFS equivalent of stat |

## Synopsis

    enum                GnomeVFSFileFlags;
    enum                GnomeVFSFileType;
    enum                GnomeVFSFileInfoFields;
    enum                GnomeVFSFilePermissions;
    enum                GnomeVFSFileInfoOptions;
    enum                GnomeVFSSetFileInfoMask;
                        GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult;
    typedef             GnomeVFSInodeNumber;
                        GnomeVFSFileInfo;
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SYMLINK         (info)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SYMLINK     (info, value)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_LOCAL           (info)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_LOCAL       (info, value)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SUID            (info)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SGID            (info)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_STICKY          (info)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SUID        (info, value)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SGID        (info, value)
    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_STICKY      (info, value)
    GnomeVFSFileInfo*   gnome_vfs_file_info_new             (void);
    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_unref           (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);
    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_ref             (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);
    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_clear           (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);
    const char*         gnome_vfs_file_info_get_mime_type   (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);
    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_copy            (GnomeVFSFileInfo *dest,
                                                             const GnomeVFSFileInfo *src);
    GnomeVFSFileInfo*   gnome_vfs_file_info_dup             (const GnomeVFSFileInfo *orig);
    gboolean            gnome_vfs_file_info_matches         (const GnomeVFSFileInfo *a,
                                                             const GnomeVFSFileInfo *b);
    GList*              gnome_vfs_file_info_list_ref        (GList *list);
    GList*              gnome_vfs_file_info_list_unref      (GList *list);
    GList*              gnome_vfs_file_info_list_copy       (GList *list);
    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_list_free       (GList *list);
    GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult* gnome_vfs_get_file_info_result_dup
                                                            (GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult *result);
    void                gnome_vfs_get_file_info_result_free (GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult *result);

## Description

## Details

### enum GnomeVFSFileFlags

    typedef enum {
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_NONE = 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_SYMLINK = 1 << 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_LOCAL = 1 << 1
    } GnomeVFSFileFlags;

Packed boolean bitfield representing special flags a GnomeVFSFileInfo struct can have.

`GNOME_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_NONE` | no flags
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_SYMLINK` | whether the file is a symlink.
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_LOCAL` | whether the file is on a local filesystem

### enum GnomeVFSFileType

    typedef enum {
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_FIFO,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_SOCKET,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_CHARACTER_DEVICE,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_BLOCK_DEVICE,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK
    } GnomeVFSFileType;

Maps to a `stat` mode, and identifies the kind of file represented by a GnomeVFSFileInfo struct, stored in the `type` field.

`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN` | The file type is unknown (none of the types below matches).
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR` | The file is a regular file (stat: `S_ISREG`).
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY` | The file is a directory (stat: `S_ISDIR`).
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_FIFO` | The file is a FIFO (stat: `S_ISFIFO`).
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_SOCKET` | The file is a socket (stat: `S_ISSOCK`).
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_CHARACTER_DEVICE` | The file is a character device (stat: `S_ISCHR`).
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_BLOCK_DEVICE` | The file is a block device (stat: `S_ISBLK`).
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK` | The file is a symbolic link (stat: `S_ISLNK`).

### enum GnomeVFSFileInfoFields

    typedef enum {
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_NONE = 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_TYPE = 1 << 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS = 1 << 1,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_FLAGS = 1 << 2,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_DEVICE = 1 << 3,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_INODE = 1 << 4,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_LINK_COUNT = 1 << 5,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SIZE = 1 << 6,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_BLOCK_COUNT = 1 << 7,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_IO_BLOCK_SIZE = 1 << 8,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_ATIME = 1 << 9,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MTIME = 1 << 10,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_CTIME = 1 << 11,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SYMLINK_NAME = 1 << 12,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MIME_TYPE = 1 << 13,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_ACCESS = 1 << 14,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_IDS = 1 << 15,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_ACL = 1 << 16,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SELINUX_CONTEXT = 1 << 17
    } GnomeVFSFileInfoFields;

Flags indicating what fields in a GnomeVFSFileInfo struct are valid. Name is always assumed valid (how else would you have gotten a FileInfo struct otherwise?)

`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_NONE` | No fields are valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_TYPE` | Type field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS` | Permissions field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_FLAGS` | Flags field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_DEVICE` | Device field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_INODE` | Inode field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_LINK_COUNT` | Link count field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SIZE` | Size field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_BLOCK_COUNT` | Block count field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_IO_BLOCK_SIZE` | I/O Block Size field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_ATIME` | Access time field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MTIME` | Modification time field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_CTIME` | Creating time field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SYMLINK_NAME` | Symlink name field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MIME_TYPE` | Mime type field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_ACCESS` | Access bits of the permissions bitfield are valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_IDS` | UID and GID information are valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_ACL` | ACL field is valid
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SELINUX_CONTEXT` | SELinux Security context is valid

### enum GnomeVFSFilePermissions

    typedef enum {
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_SUID = S_ISUID,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_SGID = S_ISGID,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_STICKY = 01000,	/* S_ISVTX not defined on all systems */
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_READ = S_IRUSR,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_WRITE = S_IWUSR,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_EXEC = S_IXUSR,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_ALL = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IXUSR,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_READ = S_IRGRP,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_WRITE = S_IWGRP,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_EXEC = S_IXGRP,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_ALL = S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IXGRP,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_READ = S_IROTH,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_WRITE = S_IWOTH,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_EXEC = S_IXOTH,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_ALL = S_IROTH | S_IWOTH | S_IXOTH,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_READABLE   = 1 << 16,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_WRITABLE   = 1 << 17,
    	GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_EXECUTABLE = 1 << 18
    } GnomeVFSFilePermissions;

File permissions. Some of these fields correspond to traditional UNIX semantics, others provide more abstract concepts.

### Note

Some network file systems don't support traditional UNIX semantics but still provide file access control. Thus, if you want to modify the permissions (i.e. do a chmod), you should rely on the traditional fields, but if you just want to determine whether a file or directory can be read from or written to, you should rely on the more abstract `GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_`* fields.

`GNOME_VFS_PERM_SUID` | UID bit
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_SGID` | GID bit
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_STICKY` | Sticky bit.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_READ` | Owner has read permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_WRITE` | Owner has write permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_EXEC` | Owner has execution permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_USER_ALL` | Owner has all permissions.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_READ` | Group has read permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_WRITE` | Group has write permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_EXEC` | Group has execution permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_GROUP_ALL` | Group has all permissions.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_READ` | Others have read permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_WRITE` | Others have write permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_EXEC` | Others have execution permission.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_OTHER_ALL` | Others have all permissions.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_READABLE` | This file is readable for the current client.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_WRITABLE` | This file is writable for the current client.
`GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_EXECUTABLE` | This file is executable for the current client.

### enum GnomeVFSFileInfoOptions

    typedef enum {
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_DEFAULT = 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_MIME_TYPE = 1 << 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FORCE_FAST_MIME_TYPE = 1 << 1,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FORCE_SLOW_MIME_TYPE = 1 << 2,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FOLLOW_LINKS = 1 << 3,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_ACCESS_RIGHTS = 1 << 4,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_NAME_ONLY = 1 << 5,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_ACL = 1 << 6,
    	GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_SELINUX_CONTEXT = 1 << 7
    } GnomeVFSFileInfoOptions;

Packed boolean bitfield representing options that can be passed into a `gnome_vfs_get_file_info()` call (or other related calls that return file info) and affect the operation of get_file_info.

`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_DEFAULT` | default flags
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_MIME_TYPE` | detect the MIME type
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FORCE_FAST_MIME_TYPE` | only use fast MIME type detection (extensions)
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FORCE_SLOW_MIME_TYPE` | force slow MIME type detection where available (sniffing, algorithmic detection, etc)
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FOLLOW_LINKS` | automatically follow symbolic links and retrieve the properties of their target (recommended)
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_ACCESS_RIGHTS` | tries to get data similar to what would return access(2) on a local file system (ie is the file readable, writable and/or executable). Can be really slow on remote file systems
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_NAME_ONLY` | When reading a directory, only get the filename (if doing so is faster). Useful to e.g. count the number of files.
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_ACL` | get ACLs for the file
`GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_GET_SELINUX_CONTEXT` |

### enum GnomeVFSSetFileInfoMask

    typedef enum {
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_NONE = 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_NAME = 1 << 0,
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_PERMISSIONS = 1 << 1,
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_OWNER = 1 << 2,
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_TIME = 1 << 3,
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_ACL = 1 << 4,
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_SELINUX_CONTEXT = 1 << 5,
    	GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_SYMLINK_NAME = 1 << 6
    } GnomeVFSSetFileInfoMask;

Packed boolean bitfield representing the aspects of the file to be changed in a `gnome_vfs_set_file_info()` call.

`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_NONE` | don't set any file info fields
`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_NAME` | change the name
`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_PERMISSIONS` | change the permissions
`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_OWNER` | change the file's owner
`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_TIME` | change the file's time stamp(s)
`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_ACL` | change the file's ACLs
`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_SELINUX_CONTEXT` |
`GNOME_VFS_SET_FILE_INFO_SYMLINK_NAME` | change the file's symlink name

### GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult

    typedef struct {
    	GnomeVFSURI *uri;
    	GnomeVFSResult result;
    	GnomeVFSFileInfo *file_info;
    } GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult;

This data structure encapsulates the details of an individual file info request that was part of a mass file info request launched through `gnome_vfs_async_get_file_info()`, and is passed to a GnomeVFSAsyncGetFileInfoCallback.

GnomeVFSURI *`uri`; | The GnomeVFSURI the file info was requested for.
GnomeVFSResult `result`; | The GnomeVFSResult of the file info request.
GnomeVFSFileInfo *`file_info`; | The GnomeVFSFileInfo that was retrieved.

### GnomeVFSInodeNumber

    typedef GnomeVFSFileSize GnomeVFSInodeNumber;

Represents the i-node of a file, this is a low level data structure that the operating system uses to hold information about a file.

### GnomeVFSFileInfo

    typedef struct {
    	char *name;

    	GnomeVFSFileInfoFields valid_fields;
    	GnomeVFSFileType type;
    	GnomeVFSFilePermissions permissions;

    	GnomeVFSFileFlags flags;

    	dev_t device;
    	GnomeVFSInodeNumber inode;

    	guint link_count;

    	guint uid;
    	guint gid;

    	GnomeVFSFileSize size;

    	GnomeVFSFileSize block_count;

    	guint io_block_size;

    	time_t atime;
    	time_t mtime;
    	time_t ctime;

    	char *symlink_name;

    	char *mime_type;

    	guint refcount;

    	/* File ACLs */
    	GnomeVFSACL *acl;

    	/* SELinux security context. -- ascii string, raw format. */
    	char* selinux_context;
    } GnomeVFSFileInfo;

### Note

When doing massive I/O, it is suggested to adhere `io_block_size` if applicable. For network file systems, this may be set to very big values allowing parallelization.

The GnomeVFSFileInfo structure contains information about a file.

char *`name`; | A char * specifying the base name of the file (without any path string).
GnomeVFSFileInfoFields `valid_fields`; | GnomeVFSFileInfoFields specifying which fields of GnomeVFSFileInfo are valid. Note that `name` is always assumed to be valid, i.e. clients may assume that it is not NULL.
GnomeVFSFileType `type`; | The GnomeVFSFileType of the file (i.e. regular, directory, block device, ...) if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_TYPE.
GnomeVFSFilePermissions `permissions`; | The GnomeVFSFilePermissions corresponding to the UNIX-like permissions of the file, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS, and the GnomeVFSFilePermissions corresponding to abstract access concepts (GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_READABLE, GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_WRITABLE, and GNOME_VFS_PERM_ACCESS_EXECUTABLE) if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS.
GnomeVFSFileFlags `flags`; | GnomeVFSFileFlags providing additional information about the file, for instance whether it is local or a symbolic link, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_FLAGS.
dev_t `device`; | Identifies the device the file is located on, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_DEVICE.
GnomeVFSInodeNumber `inode`; | Identifies the inode corresponding to the file, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_INODE.
guint `link_count`; | Counts the number of hard links to the file, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_LINK_COUNT.
guint `uid`; | The user owning the file, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_IDS.
guint `gid`; | The user owning the file, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_IDS.
GnomeVFSFileSize `size`; | The size of the file in bytes (a GnomeVFSFileSize), if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SIZE.
GnomeVFSFileSize `block_count`; | The size of the file in file system blocks (a GnomeVFSFileSize), if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_BLOCK_COUNT.
guint `io_block_size`; | The optimal buffer size for reading/writing the file, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_IO_BLOCK_SIZE.
time_t `atime`; | The time of the last file access, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_ATIME.
time_t `mtime`; | The time of the last file contents modification, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MTIME.
time_t `ctime`; | The time of the last inode change, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_CTIME.
char *`symlink_name`; | This is the name of the file this link points to, `type` is GNOME_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_SYMLINK, and `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_SYMLINK_NAME.
char *`mime_type`; | This is a char * identifying the type of the file, if `valid_fields` provides GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MIME_TYPE.
guint `refcount`; | The reference count of this file info, which is one by default, and that can be increased using `gnome_vfs_file_info_ref()` and decreased using `gnome_vfs_file_info_unref()`. When it drops to zero, the file info is freed and its memory is invalid. Make sure to keep your own reference to a file info if you received it from GnomeVFS, i.e. if you didn't call `gnome_vfs_file_info_new()` yourself.
GnomeVFSACL *`acl`; |
char *`selinux_context`; |

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SYMLINK()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SYMLINK(info)

Determines whether a file is a symbolic link given `info`.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SYMLINK()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SYMLINK(info, value)

Set the symbolic link field in `info` to `value`.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct
`value` : | if `TRUE`, `info` is set to indicate the file is a symbolic link

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_LOCAL()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_LOCAL(info)

Determines whether a file is local given `info`.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_LOCAL()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_LOCAL(info, value)

Set the "local file" field in `info` to `value`.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct
`value` : | if `TRUE`, `info` is set to indicate the file is local

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SUID()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SUID(info)

Determines whether a file belongs to the super user.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SGID()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SGID(info)

Determines whether a file belongs to the super user's group.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_STICKY()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_STICKY(info)

Determines whether a file has the sticky bit set, given `info`

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SUID()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SUID(info, value)

Set the SUID field in `info` to `value`.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct
`value` : | if `TRUE`, `info` is set to indicate the file belongs to the super user

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SGID()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_SGID(info, value)

Set the SGID field in `info` to `value`.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct
`value` : | if `TRUE`, `info` is set to indicate the file belongs to the super user's group

### GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_STICKY()

    #define             GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_SET_STICKY(info, value)

Set the sticky bit in `info` to `value`.

`info` : | GnomeVFSFileInfo struct
`value` : | if `TRUE`, `info` is set to indicate the file has the sticky bit set

### gnome_vfs_file_info_new ()

    GnomeVFSFileInfo*   gnome_vfs_file_info_new             (void);

Allocate and initialize a new GnomeVFSFileInfo struct.

Returns : | a pointer to the newly allocated file information struct.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_unref ()

    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_unref           (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);

Decreases the refcount of `info` by 1. Frees the struct `info` if refcount becomes 0.

`info` : | pointer to a file information struct.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_ref ()

    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_ref             (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);

Increment refcount of `info` by 1.

`info` : | pointer to a file information struct.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_clear ()

    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_clear           (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);

Clear `info` so that it's ready to accept new data. This is supposed to be used when `info` already contains meaningful information which we want to replace.

`info` : | pointer to a file information struct.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_get_mime_type ()

    const char*         gnome_vfs_file_info_get_mime_type   (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info);

Retrieve MIME type from `info`. There is no need to free the return value.

`info` : | a pointer to a file information struct.
Returns : | a pointer to a string representing the MIME type.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_copy ()

    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_copy            (GnomeVFSFileInfo *dest,
                                                             const GnomeVFSFileInfo *src);

Copy information from `src` into `dest`.

`dest` : | pointer to a struct to copy `src`'s information into.
`src` : | pointer to the information to be copied into `dest`.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_dup ()

    GnomeVFSFileInfo*   gnome_vfs_file_info_dup             (const GnomeVFSFileInfo *orig);

Duplicates `orig` and returns it.

`orig` : | pointer to a file information structure to duplicate.
Returns : | a new file information struct that duplicates the information in `orig`.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_matches ()

    gboolean            gnome_vfs_file_info_matches         (const GnomeVFSFileInfo *a,
                                                             const GnomeVFSFileInfo *b);

Compare the two file info structs, return `TRUE` if they match exactly the same file data.

`a` : | first GnomeVFSFileInfo struct to compare.
`b` : | second GnomeVFSFileInfo struct to compare.
Returns : | `TRUE` if the two GnomeVFSFileInfos match, otherwise return `FALSE`.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_list_ref ()

    GList*              gnome_vfs_file_info_list_ref        (GList *list);

Increments the refcount of the items in `list` by one.

`list` : | list of GnomeVFSFileInfo elements.
Returns : | `list`.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_list_unref ()

    GList*              gnome_vfs_file_info_list_unref      (GList *list);

Decrements the refcount of the items in `list` by one. Note that the list is *not freed* even if each member of the list is freed.

`list` : | list of GnomeVFSFileInfo elements.
Returns : | `list`.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_list_copy ()

    GList*              gnome_vfs_file_info_list_copy       (GList *list);

Creates a duplicate of `list`, and references each member of that list.

`list` : | list of GnomeVFSFileInfo elements.
Returns : | a newly referenced duplicate of `list`.

### gnome_vfs_file_info_list_free ()

    void                gnome_vfs_file_info_list_free       (GList *list);

Decrements the refcount of each member of `list` by one, and frees the list itself.

`list` : | list of GnomeVFSFileInfo elements.

### gnome_vfs_get_file_info_result_dup ()

    GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult* gnome_vfs_get_file_info_result_dup
                                                            (GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult *result);

Duplicate `result`.

Note: The internal uri and fileinfo objects are not duplicated but their refcount is incremented by 1.

`result` : | a GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult.
Returns : | a duplicated version of `result`.

Since 2.12

### gnome_vfs_get_file_info_result_free ()

    void                gnome_vfs_get_file_info_result_free (GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult *result);

Unrefs the internal uri and fileinfo objects and frees the memory allocated for `result`.

`result` : | a GnomeVFSGetFileInfoResult.

Since 2.12